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The Flaming Scholar part 7 The Aftermath

So, after all the events of that night had been settled, the Scholar was spirited away safe and the Brotherhood was deprived of its funds. A second meeting was held by some of the Guardians of the Cave at the farm kitchen where, some days before, they had made their plans. The day was notContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 7 The Aftermath”

The Flaming Scholar part 6 – The Rescue

Whilst the first tendrils of smoke from the kitchen were tentatively fingering the various routes into the main thoroughfares of the chateau, the first alarm went up and the sounds of doors opening, and the clatter of shod feet began to wake the silence. The two guards at the gate who had been told toContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 6 – The Rescue”

The Flaming Scholar part 5 – Highway Robbery

Meanwhile, as the chateau in the centre of the small town was quickly filling with smoke and the first coughing soldiers were stumbling out of their quarters to raise an alarm, and as  two women made their way towards the cell wherein the Flaming Scholar was incarcerated, two vehicles were travelling along the roadway thatContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 5 – Highway Robbery”

The Flaming Scholar part 4 – The Diversion

At exactly eleven of the clock the next night, a figure, barely seen in the darkness and shadows that clung to the chateau walls, lifted a hatchway in the roadway that was used to gain access to the cellars of the building, he slipped quietly down into the space below and the hatchway door loweredContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 4 – The Diversion”

The Flaming Scholar part 3 – The Reconaissance

As the old couple entered through the gateway of the chateau they were waylaid by the guards. The old fortified chateau occupied the main part of the centre of the small town which was situated on a small hill rising out of the surrounding fields of vineyards.  ‘We are come to ask favour of hisContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 3 – The Reconaissance”

The Flaming Scholar part 2 – The Meeting

The meeting room was the kitchen of an old rambling farmhouse belonging to the cousin of the Innkeeper. The house was situated in an extremely out of the way corner of the countryside surrounded by flat open fields, which gave a good view of the only approach. It was also not far from the coast,ContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 2 – The Meeting”

The Flaming Scholar part 1

In a small town, not far from here, lived a young woman who was keen to learn all there is to know about the world. She read every book that she could find and asked long complicated questions of anyone who she deemed to have knowledge that she could soak up. Her parents had triedContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 1”

The Tale of the Ragged Rascal part 2

Morning broke without any new developments and the day proceeded with much worry and concern for those waiting. At the close of the second day, some of the elders gathered to discuss what steps they might take to salvage the situation and it was at this meeting that it was decided upon to contact theContinueContinue reading “The Tale of the Ragged Rascal part 2”

The Tale of the Ragged Rascal part 1

In a small town not far from here there was a field that was full of rocks, boulders both large and small, ranging from some the size of a kettle to some the size of a small house. Over the years, paths had been cleared through the field, passing in every direction that one mightContinueContinue reading “The Tale of the Ragged Rascal part 1”